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With a Provisioning license, SmartSystems Foundation can automatically push software, configuration settings, and other files to connected mobile computers. The license also enables ScanNGo, which makes connecting additional mobile computers to your wireless network as easy as reading bar codes. You can download SmartSystems Foundation from the ecom instruments website at no charge. For more information, visit www.intermec.com/SmartSystems. To purchase a Provisioning license, contact your local Intermec sales representative. Manage the Computer Using Third-Party Software You can use third-party software such as Wavelink Avalanche to centrally manage your ecom instruments devices. Device management software enables you to update software, increase security, track your assets, and troubleshoot devices remotely. You can download the Wavelink Enabler for the mobile computer from the Wavelink website. For more information, visit the ecom instruments website and search for Wavelink Avalanche or visit www.wavelink.com to download the enabler. Develop and Install Applications Use the Intermec Resource Kits to develop applications to run on the mobile computer. The Resource Kits are a library of C++, .NET, Java, and web components grouped by functionality that you can use to create applications for the computer. The Resource Kits are part of the ecom instruments Developer Library (IDL), and can be downloaded from the ecom instruments website at www.intermec.com/idl. For more information, see the Intermec Developer Library Resource Kit Developer Guide. Package Your Application For very simple applications, the executable file may be the only file you need to deploy. More typically, you will have a set of files to install. ecom instruments recommends using .cab files to install your applications. The computer uses standard Windows Mobile .cab files and will install third-party .cab files. Choose a Target Location You can have your .cab file place your application in any of these memory locations on the mobile computer: • The ObjectStore. • The optional microSD card. Depending on available disk space, you may want to consider installing your application files on the microSD card. Using a card creates the Storage Card folder on the computer. • The non-volatile Flash File Store. Applications and data in the Flash File Store will persist through a clean boot.  Note: The Flash File Store is erased if you reflash the operating system image. Files copied to any of these locations are safe when you cold boot the computer as long as the AutoRun system is installed in the appropriate location. When AutoRun is installed on the computer, all .cab files in the CabFiles folder are automatically extracted after a cold boot. For more information about AutoRun, see the ecom instruments Developer Library Resource Kit Developer Guide. Install Applications Using SmartSystems Foundation Console You can use the SmartSystems console to drag-and-drop ecom instruments applications onto your mobile computer. The console is part of SmartSystems Foundation. 1 Download your application file from the ecom instruments website and unzip it on your desktop PC. 54 2 Double-click the application file to install it. The application file should appear in the Software Vault. 3 From the SmartSystems console in the Software Vault, drag-and-drop the application onto each mobile computer in your network, or drop the application on a group of computers contained in a folder. Install Applications Using Microsoft ActiveSync When you only have a few computers to update with applications, you can copy files using Microsoft ActiveSync. This procedure assumes that Microsoft ActiveSync is installed on your PC and is up and running. 1 Connect to the mobile computer via ActiveSync. 2 Copy the .cab files from your development PC to the computer. 3 Reboot or cold boot the computer. 4 After the boot process is finished, browse to the .cab files and tap the files to install them. Install Applications Using a Storage Card Use a storage card to install applications on one computer at a time or if you have no network connection. 1 Copy your application file to the storage card. 2 Install the storage card in the mobile computer. 3 On the mobile computer, browse to the Storage Card folder and run your application. Launch Applications Automatically There are two ways to launch an application automatically on a cold boot: • Set up your .cab file to place a shortcut to the application in the \Windows\StartUp directory at install time. • Use AutoRun.exe to start your application at boot time. AutoRun ships on the computer and automates other operations. At boot time, AutoRun executes any commands found in its data file, Autouser.dat. For more information on how to use the AutoRun.exe feature, view the Readme.txt file located in the My Device\Flash File Store\2577 directory on your computer. Update the System Software The mobile computer uses SmartSystems bundles to update the operating system (OS) and the system software. You can use these methods to update your mobile computer: • You can update individual computers, or multiple computers at the same time using the SmartSystems console. For help, see the next section, Update Individual or Multiple Computers Using the SmartSystems Console". • You can update individual computers using a microSD card. Update Individual or Multiple Computers Using the SmartSystems Console You can use the SmartSystems console to update the operating system or system software on your mobile computer. The console is part of SmartSystems Foundation and is available from the ecom instruments website. Before you can update your mobile computer, you need: • SmartSystems Foundation. To download SmartSystems Foundation, go to www.intermec.com/SmartSystems and click the Downloads tab. 55